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Facebook just made a huge commitment on renewable energy

August 29, 2018

Facebook has committed to cutting its greenhouse emissions by 75 percent and powering global operations with 100 percent renewable energy by the end of 2020.

In a statement Tuesday, the tech giant said it had signed contracts for more than three gigawatts of new solar and wind energy since 2013, when it purchased wind power for the first time.

The new commitment builds upon the firm’s 2015 aim of supporting 50 percent of its facilities with renewable energy by 2018. That goal was reached in 2017.

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